Will a member of the Likud Party be the first person invited to form a government after the next Israeli general election?

Started Jul 19, 2019 05:15PM UTC
Closed Sep 16, 2019 06:59AM UTC

After the April 2019 elections, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party failed to form a government and the Knesset voted for an unprecedented second election in the same year (Reuters, AP News, Knesset.gov). The elections are scheduled for 17 September 2019, with Netanyahu's political future in the balance (Times of Israel, Foreign Policy).

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The question closed "Yes, Benjamin Netanyahu" with a closing date of 25 September 2019 (Politico).

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Possible Answer Correct? Final Crowd Forecast
Yes, Benjamin Netanyahu 57%
Yes, someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu 20%
No 23%

Crowd Forecast Profile

Participation Level
Number of Forecasters 95
Average for questions older than 6 months: 206
Number of Forecasts 162
Average for questions older than 6 months: 586
Accuracy
Participants in this question vs. all forecasters average

Most Accurate

Relative Brier Score

1.
-0.497257
2.
-0.474612
3.
-0.467198
4.
-0.370764
5.
-0.309871

Recent Consensus, Probability Over Time

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